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It’s been awhile since I posted a collection of links to blogs where I’ve read or seen something of interest. Although my net connection has been absolutely dreadful for the past few weeks, I’ve managed to hobble around visiting as many of my favourite blogs as I can whenever I have the time and patience. […]
Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) All three of these photos were taken while I was working in the garden this morning. I was up bright and early — but more about that down below. The Gray Treefrog was found in the front garden while I was hanging out laundry. It was quite a good-sized frog, and […]
Frosted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia frigida) On Saturday, Don, Sabrina and I took a slow hike around Mill Pond Conservation Area. I’ve mentioned Mill Pond on my blog before. We occasionally hike there through all four seasons, and also paddle around the lake a couple of times each year. From spring through autumn, it’s a great place […]
Last year, some of you may remember that I wrote a series of posts about a cluster or silver eggs found on a milkweed leaf on June 13th (see image of eggs below). About a week later, the eggs began to hatch, and several of us discussed the “blue lining” seen on some of those […]
The weather has been very erratic here over the past few weeks. Last weekend, we were baking, but the past couple of days, I’ve been covering the vegetable garden with tarpaulins as there has been a threat of frost. As I write this post, the temperature is about 15C (58F). It was colder yesterday morning […]
As you may have noticed, I’ve slacked off a bit with my posting over the past few days. I’ve been spending a lot of time getting vegetables planted, and doing a bit of work around the yard. As well, I’ve also been taking a lot of photos and finding that I’ve half-forgotten how to keep […]
I guess the best way to describe this weekend was that it was a blockbuster as far as spider and insect activity is concerned. All of a sudden, there is motion everywhere in the fields and woods here at the farm. Yesterday, I photographed several species of spiders — a couple of them new to […]